Four servicemen wounded as militants shelled Ukrainian positions 59 times, - ATO Staff

The Prymorske area remains a hotspot of the military confrontation.

The militants shelled the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) forces 59 times over the past 24 hours. Four Ukrainian soldiers were injured, Censor.NET reports citing the ATO press center.

The Prymorske area remains a hotspot of the military confrontation. The militants fired at the Ukrainian marines near Shyrokyne from 120 mm and 82 mm mortars and large-caliber machine guns. The marines near Vodiane came under 82 mm mortar and grenade launcher fire. The defenders of Marinka were attacked from 82 mm mortars, grenade launchers and heavy machine guns. Ukrainian strongholds near Krasnohorivka, Hnutove and Pavlopil sustained grenade launcher and heavy machine gun attack. The militants fired at Novohryhorivka from IFV weaponry and anti-tank grenade launchers. Ukrainian positions near Novotroitske were fired from machine guns and small arms. In the vicinity of Berezove, the militants fired at the Ukrainian soldiers from large-caliber machine guns.

In the Donetsk sector, the militants attacked Verkhniotoretske from IFV weaponry, 120 mm and 82 mm mortars. Strongholds near Pisky were attacked from 120 mm mortars, grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and IFVs. Ukrainian military near Avdiivka and Troitske came under 82 mm mortar, grenade launcher and machine gun fire. The militants fired at the defenders of Kamianka and Butivka Mine from grenade launchers and machine guns. Positions near Opytne sustained heavy machine gun attack. The militants fired at Ukrainian servicemen near Novhorodske and Luhanske from anti-tank grenade launchers and small arms. Militants' snipers were spotted in the vicinity of Pisky, Zaitseve and Troitske.

In the Luhansk sector, the militants fired at the Ukrainian positions near Novooleksandrivka from grenade launchers and attacked the strongholds near Donets with small arms.